GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| onus | burden |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |